N - denotes New U - denotes Used [All prices include shipping, handling & postage.] OUT ON STAGE: LESBIAN & GAY THEATRE IN THE 20TH CENTURY by Alan Sinfield Yale University Press A panoramic view of lesbian and gay theatre from Oscar Wilde to the present, surveying the works of writers such as Maugham, Coward, Hellman, O'Neill, Rattigan, Williams, Le Roi Jones and Joe Orton. The book also considers female writers such as Djuna Barnes, Agatha Christie, Lorraine Hansberry and Caryl Churchill. THEATRE ON THE EDGE: NEW VISIONS: NEW VOICES by Mel Gussow (Applause Books) "Gussow's book," wrote Robert Wilson "is more revealing than a hundred histories an a lot more readable...A fascinating record of a remarkable period and very, very wise." A comprehensive critical survey of the contemporary American theatre through the eyes of a sympathetic and fastidious observer. LISTENING TO CLASSIC AMERICAN POPULAR SONGS: by Allan Forte Yale University Press "A wonderful book. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who has even the vaguest interest in one of the few truly original art forms," said Peter Duchin, pianist and band-leader. An affection trot through some of the standards - e.g. "Manhattan", "Stardust", "Embraceable You", "Autumn In New York", "That Old Black Magic" - which have embedded themselves in the American psyche. ACTING OUT: FEMINIST PERFORMANCES Edited by Linda Hart & Peggy Phelan University of Michigan Press A penetrating account of contemporary feminist performance and an illustration of its depth and diversity. Vivid essays on performance-artists such as Karen Finley, Holly Hughes and Anna Deavere Smith. CHILDRENS' STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE by E. Nesbit - Illustrations by J.H. Bacon and Harold Copping Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd A handsome and rare British work (circa 1913) with striking color plates and black-and-white sketches depicting scenes from several of Shakespeare's plays. It also contains an essay on Shakespeare's boyhood by F.J. Furnivall. A precious collector's item from the turn-of-the-century. THE MERCURY SHAKESPEARE VERSION OF THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by Orson Welles ands Roger Hill With Illustrations by Orson Welles McGraw Hill A rare copy of The Mercury Theatre version of Shakespeare's play edited for reading and arranged for staging by Welles and Roger Hill in the mid-thirties. Contains essays on staging Shakespeare by Welles as well as numerous drawings by the director. A rare work, very hard-to-come-by and avidly sought by collectors. SHAKESPEARE AND THE JEW by Gerald Friedlander - Introduction by Maurice Moscovitch Routledge & Sons (1921) An early attempt by an established British author to come to terms with the Shylock dilemma and what the author calls "Shakespeare's error". An examination of the medieval Jew and Shylock's immediate forbears in relation to Shakespeare's play. 150 YEARS OF POPULAR MUSICAL THEATRE by Andrew Lamb Yale University Press A compendium of the American Musical from its European origins to its contemporary Broadway ascension. "Andrew Lamb" writes Kurt Ganzl, author of the Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre "knows more about popular music and musicians than anyone I know. It's great to have that knowledge between covers for all of us to share." SCRIPT ANALYSIS FOR ACTORS, DIRECTORS & DESIGNERS by James Thomas Focal press/Butterworth-Heinemann An autographed copy of a brilliant exegesis of playwriting demonstrating how to read, interpret and analyze the formal elements of the text itself as an essential basis for any and all production work. READING MOLIERE: MISE EN SCENE FROM ANTOINE TO VITEZ by Jim Carmody University of Michigan Press A captivating investigation of some of the most radical interpretations of Moliere's classic texts as produced by some of the most influential French directors of the 20th century by one of the most astute analysts in the field. THE DEATH OF CHARACTER: PERSPECTIVES ON THEATER AFTER MODERNISM by Elinor Fuchs Indiana University Press "Surveying the extraordinary scene of the post-modern American theatre," writes Joseph Roach of Tulane University "Fuchs boldly frames key issues of subjectivity and performance with the keenest critical eyes for the compelling image and the telling gesture." A brilliant survey of what gives the cutting edge its surgical sharpness. A NOVEL APPROACH TO THEATRE: FROM ADAMS TO ZOLA by Linda Sarver and Tom Markus Scarecrow Press A survey of over 600 novels that have theatrical settings or in which the inhabitants work in the theatre. A rare and exhaustive anthology of the way fiction feeds off the theatre and has done so through the centuries. MARTIN BUBER & THE THEATER by Maurice Friedman Funk & Wagnalls, N.Y. A fascinating exploration by a leading Buber-biographer on how the theatre became and remained a staple of the philosopher's life including the entire script of Buber's great religious 'mystery play'. "Elijah" in its first English translation. THE BRITISH & AMERICAN DRAMA OF TODAY by Barrett H. Clark Stewart & Kidd, Publishers A first edition (1922) of Barrett Clark's examination of the interplay of British and American plays with incisive essays on Henry Arthur Jones, Arthur Wing Pinero G. Bernard Shaw, Granville Barker, John Galsworthy, John Millington Synge and many others. A fascinating early 20th century insight into the origins of the modern theatre. BLOOD AND THUNDER: MID-VICTORIAN MELODRAMA & ITS ORIGINS by Maurice Willson Disher Frederick Nulkler Ltd., London The definitive history of British and American melodrama by the outstanding specialist in the field. Crammed with vivid details of the plays that wrung the withers of playgoers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Filled with breathtaking illustrations of 'blood and thunder' masterpieces of the past. STORM AND STRESS (Sturm Und Drang) By H.B. Garland A compact history and commentary on the abortive’revoilt in German literature which infouenced an entire century oif theatrical production. PASSING JUDGMENTS by George Jean Nathan Books for Libraries Press A handsome reprint of the Dean of American theatre Critic's 1935 work on drama criticism and the American Theatre. Some of the best sense on the subject of criticism ever published. As fresh today as it was sixty-five years ago. RECORDS OF THE NEW YORK STAGE (1750-1860) by Joseph N. Ireland In Two Volumes Burt Franklin New York A comprehensive catalogue of all the plays performed in New York between 1750 and 1860 with copious notes about productions, players, related theatrical events and full cast-lists. A treasure-trove of information about the stage in two handsome volumes which vividly evokes the origins of early American theatre. - Sold as a set. 1/2/3/4 FOR THE SHOW: A GUIDE TO SMALL-CAST ONE-ACT PLAYS In Two Volumes by Lewis Heniford Scarecrow Press The most exhaustive list of short plays ever compiled. Plays of bertween one and four characters by a wide variety of playwrights with detailed synopses and relevant production information. A godsend to drama-schools, colleges, universities and small theatre groups throughout the country. 'HAMLET' AS ARRANGED FOR THE STAGE BY HENRY IRVING Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd. (1909) A very rare, turn-of-the-century acting-edition of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" as prepared by the great British tragedian Henry Irving. A precious record of the actual production produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1909 which became one of the most acclaimed classical productions of the century. The final scene of the ambassadors cut, it ends with Hamlet's lines: "O I die Horatio; The potent poison quite oer-crows my spirit. The rest is silence." CASSELL’S ILLUSTRATED SHAKESPEARE Volume III – The Tragedies Cassell, Petter & Galpin (Ludgate Hill, E.C.) A highly rare, 1904 edition of the legendary Cassell’s collection of Shakespeare’s plays; leather-bound covers, gold-embossed pages, edited and annotated by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke with outstanding illustrations by H.C. Selous. A true Shakespearean rarity originally published in England. We accept payments via Paypal. Click the "Add to Cart" buttons to add an item to your shopping cart or click Contact Us to inquire about the availability of an item. |
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